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The World of Shakespeare Proclamation of 1763 Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts Quiz Standards Proclamation of 1763 The Proclamation of 1763, signed by King George III of England, prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. It required those already settled in those regions to return east in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans. Colonist Response Response of Proclamation of 1763 Colonists resented not being able to settle west of the Proclamation line, especially in places like the Ohio Valley With the French removed, they believed it their right. Click picture to read the Real Proclamation!! Watch out it’s wordy! Sugar Act of 1764 •The Sugar Act was passed by Parliament to pay for the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. •This act increased the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo (dye). Stamp Act of 1764 In March, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies, to offset the high costs of the British military organization in America. Thus for the first time in the 150 year old history of the British colonies in America, the Americans will pay tax not to their own local legislatures in America, but directly to England. Next Page. Stamp Act of 1764 Under the Stamp Act, all printed materials were taxed, including: newspapers pamphlets bills legal documents licenses almanacs dice and playing cards. Colonist Response Response to the Stamp Act The American colonists quickly united in opposition, led by the most influential segments of colonial society - lawyers, publishers, land owners, ship builders and merchants - who were most affected by the Act. Townshend Acts In 1767, The English Parliament passed the Townshend Revenue Acts, imposing a new series of taxes on the colonists to pay for the costs of administering and protecting the American colonies. Items taxed included imports such as paper, tea, glass, lead and paints. The Act also established a colonial board of customs commissioners in Boston. Colonist Response Letters from a Farmer The most famous response to the Townshend Acts was John Dickinson’s essays, “Letters from a Farmer,” which argued against taxing for the purpose of raising revenue. Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre occurred when a mob harassed British soldiers who then fired their muskets pointblank into the crowd, killing three instantly, mortally wounding two others and injuring six. Colonist Response Boston Massacre Response The Boston Massacre was, of course, not a “massacre,” in the classic sense. Colonialist responded through propaganda and immediately capitalized on this incident, using it to fan colonial passions of seeing the British unjustly governing the colonies. On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians. They boarded three British ships, the Beaver, the Eleanor and the Dartmouth, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. Colonist Response Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party was a direct response from colonists who opposed tea which was taxed by someone other than their own representatives. Intolerable Acts The Intolerable Acts (or Coercive Acts) were a series of laws sponsored by British Prime Minister Lord North and enacted in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. The laws were these: Boston Port Act Quartering Act Quebec Act Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act Impartial Administration of Justice Act Colonist Response Boston Port Act Closed the port of Boston in 1774 until the price of the dumped tea was recovered, moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem, and made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony Intolerable Acts Quartering Act Allowed royal troops to stay in houses or empty buildings if barracks were not available Intolerable Acts Quebec Act Granted civil government and religious freedom to Catholics living in Quebe Intolerable Acts Massachusetts Regulating Act Made all law officers subject to appointment by the royal governor and banned all town meetings that didn't have approval of the royal governor Intolerable Acts Impartial Administration of Justice Act Allowed the royal governor of a colony to move trials to other colonies or even to England if he feared that juries in those colonies wouldn't judge a case fairly Intolerable Acts Response to the Intolerable Acts These were by far the harshest of the acts passed. Those living in Boston and Massachusetts would lose money from the Boston Port Act, be forced to provide housing to soldiers through the Quartering Act, and be denied some of the same freedoms other colonists received through the Quebec Act. The colonists called for a convention. Select A Question: Q. 1 Q. 5 Q. 9 Q. 2 Q. 6 Q. 10 Q. 3 Q. 7 Q. 4 Q. 8 Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 1: This document prohibited any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. A)The Intolerable Acts B)The Proclamation of 1763 C)The Townshend Acts D) The Declaratory Act Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 2: What year did the British blockade Boston’s harbor? A) 1770 B) 1773 C)1774 D)1775 Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 3: Who was another name for the Intolerable Acts A)Quartering Acts B)Townshend Acts C)Stamp Act D)Coercive Acts Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 4: Who signed the Proclamation of 1763 into law? A)Lord Townshend B)English Parliament C)King George III D)Lord Grenville Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 5: What was the British response to the Boston Tea Party? A)The Intolerable Acts B)The Stamp Act C)The Townshend Acts D)The Proclamation of 1763 Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 6: What do many of the British Acts have in common? A) They tax American colonists. B) They take away colonists’ freedoms. C)They seek to pay for costs related to governing the colonies. D)All are correct. Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 7: What were the colonists protesting at the Boston Tea Party? A)Tea from the East Indies B)Unfair price increase on tea C)Tea which was taxed D)Tea which was taxed without by someone other than the colonists’ representatives Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 8: What items were taxed under the Stamp Act? A)All printed materials B)Newspapers and pamphlets C)Newspapers only D)Letters only Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 9: Which act first required colonists to pay tax to someone other than their own legislatures? A)Quartering Act B)Coercive Act C)Sugar Act D)Stamp Act Back to Quiz Main Page Causes for American Revolution Quiz Question 10: This act required colonists to house and feed soldiers? A) Quartering Act B) Townshend Act C)Intolerable Act D)Sugar Act Back to Quiz Main Page Continue to the Next Question Back to Quiz Main Page Re-read the material and a select a new answer. Back to Quiz Main Page Core Content Standards S.S.-0805.2.2 Students will explain and give examples of how the ideals of equality and personal liberty (rise of individual rights, economic freedom, religious diversity) that developed during the colonial period, were motivations for the American Revolution and proved instrumental in the development of a new nation. .
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